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Another holiday dish that I came across recently was the green bean casserole where the green beans are in a cream of mushroom sauce and topped with a french fried onion topping. I had really enjoyed it the first time that I had made it and I was looking forward to making it again. Since I had started the "switching it up" theme with the pumpkin sweet potato casserole I thought that I would try a broccoli green bean casserole. The cream of mushroom sauce is my favorite part of this recipe and this time I thought that I would try adding a bit of extra flavour to it with some fresh thyme and a splash of sherry.
The last time that I made the green bean casserole I made everything from scratch but this time I decided to save time and use the canned french fried onions. The broccoli casserole tasted great! It did however seem a bit dry... Even looking at the picture it looks too dry for supposedly being in a cream of mushroom sauce. I realize now that I accidentally only used half of the stock and cream that the recipe called for. Given that I did not realize my error until now and that I really enjoyed both the casserole and its leftovers it turned out pretty good anyways. I will definitely be making this again and I will be playing around with the amount of liquid in the cream of mushroom sauce. (Isn't it fun testing different versions of your favorite recipes trying to get them just right?)

I've never even heard of canned french fried onions *shakes head sadly*, but I do like my veg so I'm loving this! I often bake my brocolli in a bechamel sauce, but I think mushrooms would be a great addition. Thanks for the inspiration.

Hi hi i am glad to know that acccidents happens to other peaople too.Things like this always happens to me. Sometimes i forget side dishes in the kitchen and half way to the meal suddenly i remember them.Today there was no side dish ( didn't had time to make) so my daughter was like, is there a side dish, i am just asking before you say i forgot.I have never made brocoli like this.Will try next time

Great timing! I'm starting to think about holiday menus, so I've really enjoyed your recent posts (all your posts are enjoyable!). This sounds so clever and a notch or two above the average ol' casserole. It certainly looks pretty on a plate, too.

Sometimes I wish Americans could celebrate Thanksgiving in October just so we could start eating all of these dishes sooner! I love the idea of making the green bean casserole with broccoli - and the sherry flavor would be great.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.